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UN SUMMIT: President Buhari warns against trafficking in nuclear materials, says it’s a threat to international peace and security
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday called for the total elimination of nuclear weapons, warning that trafficking in nuclear materials remains a potential threat to international peace and security. In his video-message to the UN High-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, President Buhari restated Nigeria’s commitment to […]
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60th Anniversary: President Buhari sets unbeaten record with 600 Road Projects.
By GARBA SHEHU As we mark the 60th Anniversary Day, the record-setting, mega roadways infrastructure development projects by the Buhari administration numbering up to 600 that are undergoing major upgradation or rehabilitation call for public attention and appreciation. The size and magnitude of the road projects notwithstanding, the clamour by Nigerians for more motorable roads […]
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HADEJIA FLOOD: President Buhari sympathizes with victims, says it’s a set back to agriculture
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy for the victims of the Hadejia floods which, according to received reports, destroyed over 100,000 hectares of rice farms in Jigawa State. In a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, President Buhari said that “this level of destruction as a […]
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MALI: ECOWAS to deliberate again on grey areas
Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the behest of their Chairman, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, may confer again to discuss outstanding grey areas in the Mali political situation, President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated. The President spoke after receiving briefing at State House, Abuja, Monday, from […]
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LOKOJA TANKER EXPLOSION: President Buhari mourns victims
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the death of 23 people, as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Commission, “represents another disturbing and saddening incident in the litany of tragedies that have befallen the country. Reacting to the petroleum tanker explosion earlier this Wednesday in Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital which claimed the lives of […]
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President Buhari cautions ECOWAS leaders against tenure elongation.
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on ECOWAS leaders not to fall for the temptation of elongating their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. Buhari made the call at the 57th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic on Monday; urging his colleagues to respect constitutional provisions and ensure […]
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MALI CRISIS: Jonathan visits Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday received his immediate predecessor in office, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, at State House, Abuja. Dr Jonathan, who is ECOWAS Special Envoy to the Republic of Mali, briefed on the political situation in the West African country, as corollary to efforts by West African leaders to restore stability to the country. Special Adviser […]
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President Buhari inaugurates 17-storey NCDMB building
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country, focusing on finishing projects delivered by local contractors and technology that create jobs for thousands of Nigerians. President Buhari spoke at the virtual inauguration of the new headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Yenagoa, […]
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